Padmanabhan R - Jun 7, 2006 Hard - Hitters at Balalok You can share any ex erience o!

"ettin" beaten by teachers and #ho #as the most ex losi$e one at Balalok

Padmanabhan R - Jun 7, 2006 Prata an #as !eared in his days %his "uy #ith a !unny accent came to take &cience-bilo"y #hen #e mo$ed to 'th((he looked $ery !air and had a unk hairstyle(His ronunciation o! scienti!ic name used to brin" a bi" lau"hter,back benches could ne$er control that at all(

His true colors came #hen he "a$e a class test((He used to come and see i! #e #rote anythin" to his )uestions(usually i used to com lete the dia"rams !irst and dre# a !unny amoeba(*looked like some boonda++, he then "a$e a bi" ban" in my back and i !elt as i! i met an accident and he tore the a er((the "uy next to me #as #earin" s ecs and he sla ed him the s ecs !le# and landed near the corner o! $erandah *near the #ash basin,(-ucky,man i ne$er #ore s ecs(

He used to beat the "irls usin" a t#o lastic scales tied to"ether((e$en that used to break as he hit the desk rather than the hand mostly*cle$er "irls #ithdre# the hands,

.rom that day on#ards,most o! the "uys exce t the study ty e bunked his tests(

%hank!ully #e had him only in 'th(("od sa$ed us(

Hema Ramamurthy - Jun 7, 2006 /ho doesnt beat in Balalok+ %here used to be one *lady, teacher #ho tau"ht hi"her secondary classes( &he calls hersel! a so!t s oken0nice lady, hires another teacher to beat u the students #ho did not score #ell in her sub1ect, since she cant bear #atchin" the students beaten u ( 2other o! all ironies( 3 $i$idly remember one meek "irl #ho o!ten #as the tar"et( %hou"h the teachers kne# that she had a steel im lant on her arms, they hit her+

4em o! all the teachers - 52ahalakshmi 2iss5, to my kno#led"e is the only6non6Hitler o! balalok des ite takin" hardliner like 2aths( 7nd she #as )uite success!ul #ith the #ay she a roached the issue o! students not doin" #ell( 8! course, the sub1ects handled by teachers like 2illie 7mon doesnt come into limeli"ht o!ten( &o the )uestion o! ho# so!t those teachers are -there is no litmus test+ 3 dont see a di!!erence bet#n the hittin" culture o! Balalok and a cor oration school(

&atya Balasubramanian - Jun ', 2006 8ne more Pratha an story Hey, 2y brother #as once bashed by him( .or the next 9 days i asked my brother to take lea$e( He then came to me and asked, #hy my brother #as on lea$e( 3 said he #as do#n #ith !e$er and #as mumblin" his name out o! !ear ( 7!ter that he ne$er dared to s eak loud also to my brother(

Padmanabhan R - Jun ', 2006 H7R: H3%%;R < 2 - 7(=(BH7% ex->orres ondent 8ld balalok students #ould remember the o#er o! 7= Bhat(He seemed like a s#eet "uy !or the rimary kids((man #hen you ste into secondary *#hen u #ore !ull ants, and do some mistake you are ready to !ace 2ike %yson in /H3%;++

%he mornin" assembly in the auditorium is a ritual and sometimes some "uys tend to look at the beauti!ul scenery outside and our corres ondent used to "i$e us -;.% R34H% >;?%R;((He #as $ery strict disci linarian and durin" early @0As he had 9 !oot lon" #odden lathi and used to "i$e a real lathi char"e in our le"s((;$en the "irls #ere not s ared((%he sla s #ere hot hot hot and u can !eel the Booin" sound in ur ears *like Cadi$elu "ets these days, !or some hours((and the !ace #ill be ink !or the !ull day((

-ater a!ter rotests !rom the arents to reduce the siBe o! the -athi came to a insulated co er #ire t#iseted -90 cm in len"th and 6 cm diameter and u "et hit on the alm(i! it !alls on ur bones you cant #rite !or next 9 days((so ain!ul but lot better than lathis(

%hen ha$e seen some "uys "et real beaten black and blue !rom him ((used to use any art o! thebody and hit them like an under#orld don((

2y seniors used to tell me that he reduced his an"er a!ter his o eration but a man a"ed 70 he

seemed like a man a"ed 20 ++

7ny#ays a!ter all these #e still remember him as the man #ho moulded us((so hats o!!

Padmanabhan R - Jun @, 2006 H3%%;R 9- &ridharan - last man o! the ?7D3 >lan 3t may be a su rise !or many that this "uy !i"ures in the list o! hard hitters((but one thin" is that this "uy can be the most irritatin" thin" you can e$er !ace((

3 nominate him !or the 5 28&% 3??8C7%3C; %8R%ER;& 5 at Balalok((>ommerce students #ould kno# him !or his accounts and commerce classes((He #as sort o! old !ashioned F@'0As "uy #earin" a trans arent ur le shirt and ha$in" a surlira1an hair style((#earin" s ecs and comin" in an 7tlas cycle((

/e had a terri!ic ex erience in F@@7 in class GF((he used to "i$e tests and check the ans#ers and ask )uestions(His torture #as kee in" the encil or en bet#een your middle !in"er and index !in"er and ressin" inbet#een the middle art o! the index !in"er a middle !in"er #ith his le!t hand and rotatin" the en0 encil #ith other ri"ht hand *like old !ashioned manual "rinder,((2an, the ain is unbearable(+++ /7R?3?4-:8?% %RY %H3& 7% H82; ?8/((3t is a dan"erous lay((

He had other thin"s to be !ollo#ed like "uys ha$in" their hairstyle #ith only F02 inch o! hair in the head(3 remember him ullin" out the hair !rom my classmate and measurin" it #ith a scale++((7lso the sideburns #hich #e #ere "ro#in" needed to cut to the lo#est le$el((and brin"in" dictionary to class e$ery day((

!or the "irls he insisted on not ha$in" the hair !allin" on the !orhead or lettin" it loose(("od kno#s #hy he did these stu!!

/e ha$e"ot more o! these notorious unishments !or these kind o! thin"s rather than tests((

He used to ullout students !or co yin" and made them #rite tests kneelin" do#n and the F2 c boys occu ied the #hole corridor ran"in" !rom the 9rd !loor entrance staircase to the #ash basin co$erin" H classes and the entire side((

%hink this is enou"h o! his ?7D3 Puranam++#ill u date more i! anyone is interested ++

&hyam = - Jun F0, 2006 man the #orst #as mrs bhat man oima"ine those bear ty e alms #hich she "ot,her entire alm used to "et im in"ed on my !ace (ex erience s eaks i ha$e "ot !rom the so called rata an but mrs bhat #as al#ays somethin" s ecial my ears still resonnate !rom that bashin"( rarta anAs hirts #ere noisy not actually ain!ul but mrs bhat man she used to come do#n #ith her entire #ei"ht and last but not the least e$en aneersel$am the s ort sta!! #as also $ery close Padmanabhan R - Jun F0, 2006 H7R: H3%%;R H - 2R& C7?3%H7 BH7% *;x rinci al, &tudents #ho o! last century *be!ore 2k, #ould need no introduction o! the .728E& Personality o! Balalok(&he #as an amaBin" #oman #ho mana"ed runnin" the entire sho#(/e #ere ha$in" her as >om &ci teacher in our @th std(Esually students belo# 'th dont "et dra""ed to Canitha Bhats cabin as she "i$es a s ecial treatment !or the lo# scorers in the exams(

3 still remember the hard sla s #hich she "a$e me in F0th(&tudents used to ho#l and cry #hen she "a$e her unches(Bein" bit hea$y and ha$in" a 7rnold ty e arm the $elocity #hich she used to trans!er the #ei"ht into her sla s made the situation $ery #eak((7lso i! students #ere taller she #ould catch the ears and s)ueeBe and you #ill "o red(7lso #e used to "etthe traditional bendin" do#n and "i$in" a hot ban" in our backs(%he sounds could be heard the entire %arachand ?a"ar((

7lso later she used the 3nsulated co er #ire *an ad$anced $ersion, #hich #as e$en more thicker and lon"er and used to beat #ith this on our alms(%his #as a $ery horry!yin" scene es ecially i! you had to be in a lon" )ueue to "et this 5 rashad5((%here #as one incident #hen the #hole class lined u to "et this ritual((3! sometimes #e did not sho# any ain!ul emotions,and did not sho# any si"ns o! ain,#e used to "et a second0third hit alon" #ith the thittu that #e are 5errumamadu5((7t last #e need to thank her !or all these ain!ul hits #hich made us a 5real hit5 in our li!e

&atya Balasubramanian - Jun FF, 2006 3nsulated >o Hey, %he insulated co er #ire used to be ta ed at the ends( But some time later, it #as unta ed #ith the co er ex osed( 3 kno# cases #hen the co er #ire ierced the hands #hen bein" hit( er /ire

Padmanabhan R - Jun FF, 2006 Hard Hitters I - 5 P% 2asters 5 Balalok has a history o! P% 2asters #ho !it into any $illian role )uite easily((%hou"h they dont take classes they had a o#n reasons !or unishments((%he !irst one #as comin" late((*3 %H3?= 3 H8-: %H; 27G32E2 ?8 8. -7%; >823?4 3? B7-7-8= 7& 3 >72; .R82 :3&%7?% P8RER,((8ne time in rainy season i came late !or continuously !or F2 days((these 2;? 3? /H3%; used to collect !ine o! rs F dialy,but i didnt ha$e a coin that day((so the "uy *must be anner selam or some other "uy, beat me black and blue(((%he other reason #as not ha$in" name bad"e or not cuttin" nails and not #earin" shoes((5%he P% Period is usually borro#ed by a maths teacher - 288R;As la# o! balalok 5 or else these "uys #ill come and check i! #e #ere olished #hite shoes((Ho# the hell do u #ear shoes #hen #hole o! chennai is !loatin" in #ater in rains++((other days #e #ould be busy #hitenin" the bata shoes #ith chalk ieces and make them #hite((these "uys had a #histle and they had a lon" ro e and used to do some hittin" #ith that too((the other !orms o! unishement included runnin" round the school 9 times and sittin" osition #ithout a chair((and runnin" kee in" the hands in air and some stu!!(any#ays their classes #ould end u doin" some #arm u stu!!! and be!ore the !ind the $olleyball or "et the net usually it rains or the bell rin"s((#onder #hat they eat and their alms used to )uite rou"h and their unches and ban"s real hard than others((but due to lesser !re)uency o! meetin" these l in hi"her classes not able to "i$e any !urther details(

Padmanabhan R - Jun F2, 2006 H7R: H3%%;R& 6 - 7?4;- 23&& - lk" entry 4uys,dont think i am craBy+++++yes most o! u are shell shocked #hen i rank an"el miss ahead o! other male teachers and others((3 ha$e been doin" the analysis *similar to 3>> rankin"s, #here conditions and situtaions are taken into account(&o a!ter care!ully considerin" these !acts ha$e to arri$e at a conclusion that at a"e o! 9,H "ettin" hit by a scale *you can hear "ettin" hit !rom -=4 B in morrera miss class -=4 7 7nd the cryin sound comin",is more !eared than a bas"in" !rom 2r Bhat at say around F0th((3 #as luckily in 2oreera miss class in F@'I+((but "ot beaten by an"el miss too in the #estern music classes later u to 9rd((any#ay ha$e some ne#s that morera miss is retirin" by this year(

:ee ak Casude$an - Jun FH, 2006 Canitha = Bhat -- Encro#ned ;m ress in /hi -ashin Beyond doubts and contradictions, it should be Canitha = Bhat, #ho can be accorded a title o! Encro#ned ;m ress in /hi -ashin"(

3 #ould ne$er !or"et an incident #here the entire class o! ei"ht standard under &uresh =umar had to stay back since an holiday assi"nment #as not com leted( /e needed to stay back too and also recie$e the Ablessin"sA !rom #hi s(

Padmanabhan R - Jun F7, 2006 =anna :asan *=: in short, Bio students and students u to F@@6 should remember the classes o! =annadasan !or botanty and Boolo"y(/e had him as a teacher in F@@I !or @th and $ery !irst month he "a$e se$eral intraday im ositions *i(e(, !orenoon bio class dia"rams need to be dra#n by a!ternoon bio class((it #as a real ni"htmare !or those #ho did not ha$e a "ood time #ith dra#in"(my dia"rams o! those chrosomes turned to be some 5discothe)ue li"htin"s5 and :?7 structure seemed like some 5old staircase5 and cockroach seemed like 5alien ob1ect5 (3 really thou"ht comin" out o! rata ans clutches #as a 4R;7% ;&>7P; !rom 'th but ne$er #as so((=annadasan #as a so!t teacher but sometimes #hen it comes to co yin" and lyin" he really becomes someone )uitelike shankerAs 7??3Y7?(bein" sturdy built he #ould really hit black and blue(/e had e$en tou"her times ar"uin" #ith him to ut marks in the exam a ers(His sunday exams #ere a real horror only #hen #e come #e !ind out the test is ost oned and then #e ha$e to take the encil and dra# some Boolo"ical animals(3 really #onder i! #e ou"ht to "et some 1ob in the Boo !or dra#in" these((his obe1ecti$e ty e )uestions are like #a)ar younis yorkers((no one kne# i! they exist e$en inthe syllabus((not much in!o as it #as a short stint only !or 2 yrs(but his sla s and hits e$en in lesser no o! instances #ere )uite unbearable

Padmanabhan R - Jun F', 2006 Ra1kuamarAs - ra1a maraiyadhai+++ Cannakaam makkal,

%amil students #ould not !or"et about Raa1 =uamar(He is a $ery interstin" cha #ith "ood sense o! humour and creati$e oetry and P > &hiram like camera skills(En!ortunately he #as e$en better #ith the doses he "i$es in %amil class(Esually %723- #as my #eak sub1ect as i dont concentrate on the s ellin"s and stu!!s(3 hated the oetry art #hich had all the thirukurals,$enba,bharathiyar stu!! and all the hardest art is memorisin" these stu!!s((* #onder #hy l insisted on such a syllabus unless u need some hel in #ritin" old !ashioned F'th century lo$e letters,(any#ay #e had a tou"h time memoriBin" these stanBas and #ritin" them as it is((/e used to "et hea$y ca ital unishment !rom him durin" the tamil classes(also i! #e miss brin"in" books it #as #orse((#e had to bend do#n and he bein" a short man he used to lea and stand in toes and "i$e a bi" slam on our back and the sound used to echo the !loor((he #as also !amous hoto"ra her in ;>7 acti$ites and used to do all sorts o! stills and an"les(#onder ho# he learntthe art((3 took u .rench in FFth and F2th and esca ed !rom the clutches o! %amil teacher later((

Padmanabhan R - Jun F@, 2006 "ettin" hit by raa1 kumar - un!or"ettable

4uyB,

i really !or"ot to u date "ettin" the nastiest hit o! my li!e in F@@I(3 #as in 'th std and tamil class #as the 7th eriod(that time the 'th eriod used to ha$e cycle tests((he #as "i$in" the a ers and one o! the students next to me #as 2r J*?ame chan"ed,(that "uy !ailed and so all the !ailures #ere #aitin" to "et hit by Raa1kumars 2 !eet - 2 inch thick lathi(3t #as almost hal! his hei"ht((%here #ere about F0 students #ho !ailed and i assed so #hen raa1 kumar came to hit hit this "uy in his alm *this "uy 2r J #as standin",,J #ityhdre# his alm and it !ell ban" on my centre o! head(.or once i thou"ht i #as bleedin"(but luckily the class "ot sto ed and they ut somethin" in my head and i #as ok((it #as most unex ected and un!or"ettable accident ha ened(thank "od i #as not !acin" his side or #ould ha$e lost si"ht((i !or"et to mention this lathi shot in last ost so "ot reminded as Ra1kumar comes in my mind only #ith this lathi+++

&unil =esha$ - Jun 22, 2006 %he %#isted /ires 602F02006 'JFF P2 4uys Ho e you must be rememberin" about the t#isted #ires( %hose #ere our teacherKs com anion and our #orst enemies( 3 #as one o! the ri$ile"ed !e# #ho had a re"ular taste !or it( Esed to "o back home #ith t#isted #ire scars all o$er L( 8nce it so ha ened #e #ere called by the rinci al !or some issue to her o!!ice ( /e "ot it black and blue the moment #e ste ed out #e started lau"hin" so bad that 2r Bhat noticed us, and said beatin" these bu!!aloes is o! no use LL But those #ere the memorable days L(( J

Padmanabhan R - Jul H, 2006 &2 miss sla s 2akkals, did any one o! u "et the hard sla s #hich &2 miss used to "i$e durin" the re$ision days((&he #as takin" History and "eo"ra hy !rom 7th to F0th std((she #as one o! the stricter teachers((usually her classes #ere a bit slo# as she used to narrate some interstin" incidents inbet#een(#e dont ha$e re$ision as she #as usually late in com letein" the lessons((but durin" re$ision times she #as really strict((#e #ere asked )uestions and i! #e dont ans#er she "a$e us a real hard sla ((the same #as abt the ma dra#in" classes #hen #e !or"et to brin" the ma s or dont "et the color encils( but she #as a "reat teacher in the history and "eo"ra hy((and es indian history her classes actually #ould be like some oldmo$ie( 7run C- - Jul 6, 2006 #ell ratha an sir is the #orst hitter(((

*Ci$, Casee"aran - 8ct 27, 2006

hard hitters ((i rate ?&P sir ((as the best ((((coB some o! his ammunition in his arsenal #ould be (((( inchin" your ti o! your ear ((((and you cudnt e$en dare to touch your ear o$er the next t#o days (((and durin" the inchin" rocess(((he #ould stam your bi" toe (((* u #ud kno# ho# much he #ud #ei"h,and then a!ter I minutes he #ud 1okin"ly say ((oo s , sorry i didnt kne# i #as stam in you((( l #ud dare to make a mistake durin his tuition classes(((

7maryl MMNNMM>ool OueenMMNNMM - ?o$ 2, 2006 no hitlers r there no#((exce t Ra1kumar sir((

7kilan %hya"ara1an - ?o$ 2, 2006 ?&P - 2727 2annan o! Hitters ?&P #as the hardest o! the hardest hitters o! Balalok( =: *kanna dasan, #as also one o! the elite hitters(

3 be" to di!!er !rom HemaAs comment on 2ille 7mon madam( ;$en 2eena &uresh tau"ht ;n"lish, but she had some cruel #ays to unish students( %he most !amous one #as the encil bet#een the !in"ers +++

3 do not e$en remember a sin"le instance #hen 2illie 7mon or 2aha mam had e$en raised their $oice to threaten students(

Padmanabhan R - .eb @, 2007 ho# is it these days !rends+++

u see the stick P

Roo a :ili - 7 r FI, 2007 sridharan anyone !rom @I batch #ould kno# that sridharan #ould !lirt #ith "irls(

=rishna ((( - 2ay @, 2007

"uys(( "r' strin" #hoe$er started it(( my hitters list starts !rom 2rs nalini in Ith class(( she used to hit #ith the ruler turned at @0 on the knuckles(( 2rs 2ercy (( #e co ied in a history test in class 7(( *sudharshini (( i #ill ne$er !or"i$e u,ne$er "ot hit by Prataban(( tho his !a$orites #ere .rem marcel n .arthasarathy ((2rs Bhat (( #ene$er my name a eared on de!aulters diary((

i #ill u date i! i remember more(( &hri$athsan =rishnas#amy - 2ay 20, 2007 ;$olution o! Bhat re"ime 3 ha$e been in balalok !or about @ years * am A@@ assout, E till F@@H - Bhats !ollo#ed the olicy 5 adi otha$ara madri annan tambi oda$adu5 ?ext cou le o! years #ere - Bha"a$an kalki +++ mayam( * u "uys remember the bha1an A ado adho adho kalki $aru"irar, arumayana $ellai kudirai mele $aru"irar((A ?ext cou le #ere years o! insult - 3 still remember the lo$eletter #ritten in blood by one o! our school mate been inned to the "uys shirt in assembly( /ate$er said, those days o! terror sa# the school "ettin" I state ranks in a ro#((( Hail Bhat*s,++

Cinay &hi$akumar - 2ay 26, 2007 i "ot beaten u by $anitha mam , our yo"a teacher*!or"ot his name, and o! course !ratha!un

&riram C - 2ar 2, 200' /ell ((( Here "oes my list Ra1kumar sir, P% sir, &2 mam, 2eena mam,

o! course not all o! them are hard hitters(((((2ay be these are the eo le #hom 3 ha$e "ot hit !rom((( J-,

&riram C - 2ar 2, 200' Bad that 3 donAt remember much, here are next !e# Canitha k Bhat, Prathaban sir

$initha roshan - 2ar 9, 200' ?&P - hard hitter #ith "olden heart + hey i rememeber once ?&P #ho #as my hysiscs master "ot so an"ry #ith me that he raised a bi" stick to hit on my head ( i "ot so !urious tht the next blo# i held the stick #ith myhand and todl him that he has hurt me ( that $ery e$eni"n eh called me se erately and todl em sorry !or hitti"n me on myhead (

i remember this since it used to be the ractise those days to hit e$en "ro#n u chidlren o! FFth and F2th +

Ramya 2annar - 2ar 7, 200' the horrid hittin culture o! balalok sucks bi" time++++ i #onder ho# it is these days((( they hit students like hittin bu!!alos in an animal shelter(( black and blue((( illiterate humans+++ a!ter the bhat re"ime started mrs meenaAs(( these "uys used to sho# al the an"er they had at home on us((( they ha$e no idea abt ho# to treat children((( the ublic humiliation durin" assemblies(( canin" them in !ront o! their 1uniors((( hittin the students #it insulated #ires((( 3?&7?;+++ sick +++ %hey continued all this cos the arents #ere com!ortable(( had the arents lod"ed a olice com laint, they #ould ha$e ke t it all under control((( iAm "lad am outta tat lace and am $ery ha y i s ent 1us H yrs there((( he#++ also a!ter studyin at international locations((( i re ented so much to ha$e 1oined the school((( i kno# many other schools tat has had consecuti$e state ranks !or both the F0th an dthe F2th(( they don hit the children there(( i #as articular abt 1oinin my bro in a better school((( he had an a#esome school li!e i bet((( he still remembers e$ery moment o! it((( his teachers es ecially(( the only thin" tat #as "ood abt Balalok #as my !renB(((( they #ere toooooo "ood((( they #ere the moral su ort i had in the immoral school(((

$initha roshan - 2ar 2I, 200' lucky + u are truly lucky sundee + but there #ere lot o! in!ormati$e ha eni"ns #hen 2R( BHat #as ther ( like the loud readin" ractise , learini"n one #ord a day !or im ro$in" $ocabulary , in !act here #ere lots ( it si o! "reat use no# +

akkilesh = - 2ar 27, 200' Hitters made us stron" Hi all,

7 lot can be s oken about the trashin"s #e all recie$ed durin" our days( 3! #e are some one today i think its because o! that strictness #hich made us learn e$ery #ay o! sur$i$in" ( 3t e$entually made us stron" in handlin" situations( ;$en thou"h #e #ent throu"h all that , #e did learn a lot !rom Balalok( %he $irtues #hich #e incurred durin" the so called terror rei"n o! 2r Q 2rs Bhatt has only done us "ood(

>omin" to the hard hitters Parthiban sir leads the latoon( 2any o! us #ould still remember ho# #e closed our eyes #hen one o! our classmates #as at the recie$in" end(

&till remember his !irst day in our school #hen he said 5 2y name is Parthiban ( 2y nati$e is %heni( 5 3 am your Biolo"y teacher 5* #e ne$er kne# he #as s ecialised in anti hysiothera y, ( His most talked about dialo"ue in our class- 5%he &kull has "ot J34 J74 sutures5 - Bio students do u rememberP

akkilesh = - 2ar 27, 200' >orrection & elt the name #ron" i meant Prathaban ratha an + Hi

3 remember the !irst day o! Pratha an sir

3 "uess it #as in F@@H 1une and i #as in 'th

He #as in the auditorium !or the !irst day o! the school

3! my memory is ri"ht that #as #hen Ra1kumar sir "ot married

%he !irst day 9rd eriod #as Bio

he be"an askin" the botanical names o! $arious $e"etables and lants

actually be!ore takin" the lesson he started askin" )uestions on day F

i #as one amon" the students #ho did not ans#er that day

His !a$ourite botanical name #as 5 2an1i!era 3ndica5

#e liked that ronounciation a lot

=anda$el ;lan"o$an - 7 r F0, 200' meena miss

2adhan Cenkataraman - 7 r F@, 200' 3 studied in balalok 1ust !or F F02 yrs((((but i remember an incident #hich occured in auditorium(((

%here used to be some essay test conducted by the school at all india le$el and on that articular test(((they asked to #rite about Callabhbhai Patel it seems((((8ne o! the "uy #rote that Callabhbhai atel sin"le tea ku sin"hi adi a$an bla bla bla(((((the !unny art is that the l #ho corrected his a er recei$ed !eedback !rom that or"anisation #hich conducted the test and he "ot thrashed in !ront o! all the students in auditorium(((#ill ne$er !or"et that incident((((

>handra &ekhar - 2ay 2@, 200' Hard - Hitters at Balalok ;$eryone #ho had studied in balalok shld ha$e ex irenced the hard times they had in their school times( ;$en i #as one amon" them( 3 still remeber those school days( 3t #as one a!ternoon session and #e #ere in!ormed by our 2oral &cience %eacher, 2rs 2ercy Ra1amani that test #ould be there and e$eryone had to be re ared !or that( 7s usual !e# had not re ared and 3 #as one amon"

them(7lon" #ith !e# others #e had to kneel do#n in !ront o! our >lass( 8ur Bad -uck, 2r(Bhat #as on rounds and he !ound us( %otal 7 F02 started( 3 #as )uite !amilar to him because 3 #as oldest students in balalok ri"ht !rom day one( 3 #as treated #ith lo$e and a!!ection and #ith hu"e "enerousity by his hittin"s( 3t #as not ruler, Rubber &cale but t#isted #ire( 2y hands #ere )uite colored, as cherry !ruit and my eyes #ere ?i"ara !alls( -ast hit i "ot on my le" *cal! muscle,(Huhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh 3 had E sha ed cut #ith !lo# o! blood(

Padmanabhan R - Jun 7, 200' -chandra ur style o! describin" the incident is $ery "ud +

&hyam = - Jun ', 200@ lookin" back man lookin" back i think iA$e "ot bashed u by e$eryone includin" that 5small "od5 "r' yo"a teacher 5chinnas#amy5 but the bi""est insult #as "ettin" hit by that shorty Ara1 kumar5 i !elt really really bad that i "ot hit by someone #ho is 2 !eet shorter than me((((("ettin hit by 2rs bhat #as !un as #e used to b in a "rou n there #ere !e# stal#arts #ho used to suck u all the brunt i can ne$er !or"et my com aninos like rem marcel , arthasarathy(((thanks to them tht by the time my turn came ((((the sla s #ere !ar !ar sobered

&hyam = - Jun F9, 200@ namasthe J73? 1i hey ho# come thereAs no mention o! the "r' hindi master Jain sir((((iA$e seen him thrashin l so so badly -there #as this interestin" incident in G33 #e #ere all takin" do#n dictation in his s ecial class(((as usual all o! us #ere cheesed o!! as 5s l class5 !or 5hindi5 #as little toooo much,n one o! the "uys 5"5*sorry no names,#as actin really !unny(((!irstly he came #ithout a en n notebook(((he borro#ed a note n a en(((bad luck tht en ran out o! ink(((((he ke t on chan"in ens((((n all the #hile he #as annoyin" the erson #ho #as dictatin" by askin her to re eat(((all o! us #ere ha$in a !un(((((but un!ortunately tht "irl #ho #as dictatin" ha end to be Jain 1iAs !a$orite(((he came n sa# our A4A "uysAs notes((((( the notes #as #ritten in I di!!ernt inks ((((((nest scene((((((((

tht "uy "ot a doBen sla s((((on the trot (((n the best thin" he dint e$en !linch(((((#o# ne$er seen such a (((((thrashin #here the thrasher n the thrashed erson #ere u a"ainst each other((((((5"andhi"iri5 at its best (((((!inally Jain sir "a$e u (((((

heAs ne$er s ared the "irls tooooo(((there #s this "irls named 5kee(((((5 *com lete it, i sa# her "ettin" literally brutalised by this man(((((ne$er used to like her but still tht day i !elt $ery bad((((( boy oh (((((((boy(((he literally smashed her man(((tht too in G std((((

RSTyU VUSWXTYT - 7u" 2@, 200@ many a hitters the school is bein" !ar better than #at my seniors $e "ot((( oor seniors((( e$en #e $e "ot a lot but in contrast one teacher has also "ot !rom the students((( i! im not #ron" i think his name is 48P7-7=R3&H?7?( yo"a master #hen i #as in my 7th(( the one a!ter chinnasamy((( this one is a short lanky !ello and #as called studentAs !a$ourite((( but e$en no# i #onder ho#(( the #orst art is #e #ould "et thrashed !or him comin" late to class(((but at that time the "uys o! @th std once hit him back((( that #as his last yeear in school(( thank "oodness(( i #as su osedly the class leader at that time(( i had to "et it !rm him cuB the kids #ere talkin" #hen he #as there in the class(( 1ust ima"ine ho# !unny he should $e been((( RSTyU VUSWXTYT - 7u" 2@, 200@ balalokAs $1 i #onder ho# "uys !or"ot about our resent headmistress(( mrs($iola 1a"anath(( om"(( sanis#ara bha"a#an o! the rimary kids((( al#ays round the corridor #ith )uite a lon" stick(( i! she snu!!s any student in the corridor roamin" or bein" a de!aulter, oo1a starts ri"ht at that moment(((( #e can hear all mantras translated in en"lish in er!ect diction((( ni"htmare o! kids((( no one is s ared(((( e$en the teachers((( she #as our class teacher #hen i #as in 6th((( #orst time #as #hen #e should "et our re ort cards !rm her((( red a les #ere "ro#n in all our hands(((

atlest all are not like her((((

RSTyU VUSWXTYT - 7u" 2@, 200@ math terror(( i think "uys !rom 200H should $e ex erienced 1udi((( terri!ic math teacher*not in sub but in hittin"((( she has "ot Phd in hittin",(( i! she annonces a math test, !rm that #e should start eatin" #ell to build stren"th to be kicked hard !rm her(((( the max marks #e "et is a !ail mark e$en i! #e study hard(((i $e seen soo many #ooden scales !lyin" in doubles((( nice scene((( i $e not seen such scenes e$e9n in su er star mo$ies(((( and im ositions(( the im osition start !rm not less than F00 times((( #ate$er it mi"ht be #e should #rite it F00 times and then lea$e home((( carbon a er sales #as more durin" those times((( e$eryday the time #e reached home #as !or direct dinner((( she made math a ni"htmare !or me(( i took biotech o! all en"" streams !earin" !or maths((

i! it #as a ratha an !or seniors its a 1udi !or 1uniors(((

&andy ((( - 8ct 90, 200@ 3 studied in balalok !or 7 years and had to lea$e balalok durin" my 7th std coB my arents #anted me n my bro to study in d same school(( mr(bhat denied seat !or my bro in hi"h school !or reasons 4od only kno#s((( 3 ha$e been beaten u by ak bhat and $anitha bhat and sla ed by arthiban black n blue(( %hose #ere terri!yin" days(( 3 #ld be tremblin" in !ear #hen de!aulters list is read out and the #orst art is , there is one list called talkati$e list *don remember the name thou"h,( 3! you had talked #hen teachers #er nt around, the class leader #ld #rite the names and om" the next day #e ha$e to be re ared !or the #hi lash((( 3 #ould like to share t#o incidents( 8ne #as durin" my 6th class((( 3 had a bruise in my le" and my benchmate kicked me ri"ht on the #ound(( 3 yelled in ain and my "ood !riend rakesh*i think he #as the class leader or may be he #as 1us mindin" the class durin" that eriod, ut my name in the talkati$e list(( and the next day i "t beaten u by $anitha bhat(((

&andy ((( - 8ct 90, 200@ %he other incident is somethin" i can ne$a !or"et(( 3t #as late in the e$enin" a!ter school hrs(( /e #ere #aitin" !or our $ans to come and ick us u ((( 3 #s sittin" under the tree*near 1ain sirAs hindi classroom,( &uddenly t#o he!ty boys icked u a !i"ht n it "ot hysical((( 3 bein" the oor n #eak soul should nt ha$e inter!ered but 3 #ent in bet#een them to sto the !i"ht and "ot t#o blo#s !rom both the "uys(( &omethin" !ell do#n and 3 sa# blood(( 3 then realised 3 lost a tooth o! mine(( %he P% master *don remember his name, came there and 3 toldhim #hat had ha ened( He took all 9 o! us to $anitha bhat n she dint e$en ask #hat ha ened and beat all 9 o! us #ith co er #ire(( 3 "t beaten u !or no !ault o! mine(( 3 #ill ne$a !or"i$e that P% master(((

&andy ((( - 8ct 90, 200@ 7ll said and done , those years 3 s ent in Balalok are the most memorable art o! my school li!e and #hate$er 3 am today, 3 o#e it to the Bhats and all the teachers #ho tau"ht me there( %hose are the best days o! my li!e( ;$en today #hen someone asks me #hich school you studied , 3 ne$a tell them #here 3 !inished my schoolin", but i tell them 3 studied in Balalok(( 3 am roud to say that as #ell((( 3 sometimes !eel 3 should ha$e done my entire schoolin" there((( 3 "et "oose bum s #en 3 think o! balalok((( ?ostal"ia(((((((((( $asantha mam science 3 &he used to cau"ht hold o! bonytail o! "irl student and say5;nnadi (((un manasula nenchikituiruke((((((((( !amous dialo"ues n )uotes o! $asantha mam*science, hey balalokkians(((((((((!eel !ree to #rite do#n da !amous dialo"ues,)uotes n ro$erbs used by $asantha mam*science 3, durin" da class (((((((((

hereB mine((((( leader #orshi #en i #as in F0th std*2007,((((($asantha mam used to scold our class leader *nanda "o al, H not bein res onsible((((((3t seems dat mamAs son #ent to 1a an H sum ro1ect n he #as named leader*or tats #at she said+++,(((she #as burstin to say dis to us+++++++++7s usual she started scoldin nandu boasted abt her son n said5J7P7?;&;-72 7C7?47 -;7:;R7 ;PE:3 =E2B3:EC7?475 sayin tat she !olded her hands n ostrated in !ront o! us(she bent &88888 -8//// tat she almost touched da "round++++++bein in da !irst bench i had to bite my li s to re$ent burstin #id lau"hter+++++ Padmanabhan R Padmanabhan R - 2H .eb 200@ #ho can !or"et this unch line -

5motta thatha kuttaila $iBhunthamadri + 5 "aneshkin"s ( "aneshkin"s ( - 2I .eb 200@ =oo moota o! the !irst order((((((((Z mayur nath is the best recie ient o! &2 miss dialo"ues as !ar as i kno#[

RSTyU VUSWXTYT - 7u" 2@, 200@ and here "oes another dialo" o! hers(((( #hen #e dont ans her )uestions she says #it a dee $oice and her bendin" action,5?3--7 ?;:E 27R72;5(((( mostly "irls in her class are called 5P7R7:;C7:H735 and "uys527?27:H7R7&75((( can ne$er !or"et her((( she is 1ust ultimate(((
Padmanabhan R - Jun 13, 2006
Hiding in the toilet!

Well i remember there was one instan e in 6th std when m! des" #artner Warren did not do an! homewor",this gu! was $aths tea hers %a&ourite student to as" 'uestions or get im#osition((the maths was the )th #eriod i(e a%ter lun h(so this gu! hides in the toilet the entire *0 mins and then omes ba " the ne+t #eriod((the same went on %ine %or %ew da!s be%ore the lass tea her on e was sta!ing in the lass and %ound out this strateg!((

&atya Balasubramanian - Jun FI, 2006 .or"ery /hen 3 #as 2nd standard, i !or"ed my mom si"nature in my :ictation test a ers, and esca ed !rom ?i"li 2aAam( 7!ter this success!ul !eat, i boasted this to my !riend and desk- artner *?(&riram - Porukki Rascal ,( He immediately #ent and ottukuduthu!ied to 2aAam and then 3 #as "i$en the re"ular ?i"liAs ear inch and #as asked to stand outside the class !or a day( %hen 2r Bhat came o$er, &ince i #as in his "ood books, he #arned me and sent me back to class( :ee ak Casude$an - Jun FI, 2006

;sca ed !rom BhatP &atya, &omeho# you esca ed !rom BhatAs #hi P Padmanabhan R - Jun F6, 2006 7%R8>38E& .3?;& \ B7-7-8= --- F %his !amous incident ha ened in F@@' #hen i #as in F2th std(%he 9rd !loor #as ha$in" F #ashbasin and our class #as the !arthest !rom the area *F2c,(%he students #ere busy doin" some ro1ects !or science exhibition !or 6th and F0th(&ome craBy homo sa ien dum ed the sand in the #ashbasin and it "ot clo""ed u (3t #as lunchtime and students #ent to #ash hands and since mud #as there,it #as almost !ull((7t that time 7 = Bhat #as #alkin" ast the corridor and "ot a"itated and irritated(He shouted at to o! his $oice,that could be heard near the R7J7 &tores ++((He then "ot so annoyed he ut a !ine o! R& 2I !or the entire school(3ma"ine the collection 60M2IM6M2 abt F'k*?o #onder schools are ro!itable,((Bein" in commerce #hich #as no #ay connected to the sand Q mud !iasco #e rotested !or 2 #eeks(;ntire classes #ere cut do#n ar"uin" #ith 2eena &uresh on #hy should an innocent section be unished ++%he ar"ument #as !illed #ith dialo"ues !rom thirukural to ra1ni !ilms((!inally #e realised that it #ent to a oint #here #e became !rustrated and so !ed u and then aid these !ine to B7-7-8=(((3n my FH years o! schoolin" this #as one o! the 28&% 7%R8>38E& .3?; >ollected at B7-7-8=++

Cinay &hi$akumar - Jun F7, 2006 %R3P do#n memory lane J,

Padmanabhan R - Jun F7, 2006 2ass class bunks - master strate"y in class 6 Cannakam balalablokles,

%he 6th std in F@@9 #as a "reat year !or us((#e mo$e !rom rimary to secondary and no# there starts ne# syllabus and to ha$e a leisure #e had ;(>(7 e$ery !riday !or 2 hrs,#hich #as a "ood Q interestin" acti$ity(Esually the :i#ali s ecial ;(>(7 #as a "reat time as it is abt hal! a day e$ent(/hat ha ened that time #as a B;&% :R727 #hich #as "ettin" sta"ed #ill "et some a#ard(&o #e decided to or"anise some drama(8ne usually has 2-9 #eeks o! ractise and then sta"e the drama(But bein" a s ecial e$ent #e had to take abt F month o! lannin"(/hat ha ened no# #as other "uys in our class sa# this as a "ood strate"y to cut0bunk the classes and s end time in cycle stand and other laces 1ust to #ile a#ay the time and not do any drama rehersal,i #as a silent member to one*1ust to esca e !rom the tirukural torture in tamil class,((%his #as a er!ect loo hole and e$ery soon the class stren"th in maths class came to 90As !rom II students(/e had H "rou s doin" rehersals(!inally some teacher !ound out this and com lained to 2eena suresh(!rom that time mostteachers disallo#ed time o!! !rom

their classes and rehersals had to take lace a!ter school hours only

Padmanabhan R - Jun F@, 2006 interestin" inde endence day Hi "uyB,

this #as one short incident((once on inde endence day ?aBBer *the cinema actor, #as in$ited a chie! "uest((*think he had his child in balalok,((he #as actually a bit late to the ro"ram(our corres ondent #as also an"ry that time,in!act annoyed that he asked the students the o inion i! #e start the ro"ram #ithout the chie! "uest(but our students al#ays o osed BH7% any instance so #e did not acce t and raise hand !or this ro osition(so !inally the "uest nasser ari$ed,he s#a the march ast and stu!!(!inally #hen one o! our "uy #ent to "i$e him some momento they ointed out to him((5H; /7& /;7R3?4 %H; ?7%38?7- .-74 u side do#n5(((bein" a chie! "uest it must ha$e been real embarassin" situation in my o inion(

Padmanabhan R - Jun 20, 2006 disco li"hts on !ire hi think i remember this e$ent((they used some dry ice stu!! too((i think in later years the !ilimi based e$ents #ere banned in balalok((then the #hole ;>7 became a bore((

&unil =esha$ - Jun 22, 2006 %he ;lection Hun"ame Pleo le #ho #ere in balalok in the year @9-@H #ould kno# this( %his is about the &P- election( %he schools had reo ened it #as the time to elect the &P-( %he candidates #ere announced %he rest o! the #eek #as cam ai"n time( PPl shoutin" slo"ans durin" breaks, lunch time, !or !e# days a!ter school hours( 7!ter that ha$e ne$er #intessed such an election in school( 3n!act a!ter !e# years there #ere no more election it #as only selection J-*

$atsn ((((((( - Jun 22, 2006 Bomb %hreats(((( Remember our school had bomb threats cou la times(((%he .irst time there #ere sni!!er do"s((( olice 1ee s inside the school(((/e had a early return home(((((%he second time the mana"ement did not react much(((and #e had school the #hole day((((

Padmanabhan R - Jun 22, 2006 election !un yes sunil,i remember the hu"e !un #here election #as held((it #as F2th l !or &P- and FFth l !or 7&P-((#e had some real "ood close contests !or elections((i remember one in @9 or @H #hen senthamiBh sel$an lost by 2 $otes((*cos F0 o! his classmates "ot do#n #ith sore throut a!ter hours o! shoutin",(#e had hu"e banners and osters and !un time at elections(yes some times durin" lunch there #as a hu"e shoutin" and clashin" "oin" on and it really becomes noisy and "reat !un((i think later yrs the school olitics !aded a#ay and $anitha bhat and meena suresh chose the &P-

Padmanabhan R - Jun 22, 2006 b82B tHR;7% *%R;7% ++, %his ha ened in late @7(#e #ere in class G3((it #as ast Fst inter$al(our !un class o! rakash anna*bhats son, !or com uter science((as usual he be"an #ith some latest "iBmo abt music systems and Pentiums(#e heard the intercom sayin" students to come do#n((#e all came do#n and sat in the "round(it #as hot(#e had kerchie! on the head and layed the tic tac toe on the sand(i think some student #ho #as on lea$e must ha$e called u (actually some students #ent on search !or tracin" the bomb((some circuit !ound in the dustbin #as taken it created some hy e and this #as "i$en to corres ondent(by this time the sni!!er do"s had come and the scene #as like some C3J7Y7=7?%H .ilm((then it #as almost F2 most arents rushed in and #ere ban"in" the "ates((then it #as !elt situation #as out o! control and they decalred the school o!!((

$ery next #eek,same day someother bomb threat had come and this time it #as dealt in F hr aPunished !or &houtin" %his ha ened in @6-@7 i "uess( 3t #as announced that the "o$ernor o! tamilnadu had died * >H7??7 R;::Y , and the school #as declared a holiday e$eryone is started shoutin" in 1oy( 2r Bhat "ot an"ry and made us stay till -unch (((((((( .unny :ays

Padmanabhan R - Jun 29, 2006 unished !or shoutin" ya sunil((i #as there late that day((#as in the outside !or ayin" !ine and comin" in((but that time !e# arents came back !rom o!!ice to ick u the kinder"arden kids((i thu"ht ok better it is "ood to lea$e home and then le!t !or home((only next day i came to kno# o! the !iasco that ha ened(man craBy days and craBy unishments !or craBy reasons

Padmanabhan R - Jun 29, 2006 =olly#ood shoots at Balalok+ 3n F@@2,*abt Ith std, there #as some !ilm shootin" at balalok(*8ne must understand ho# our school #as bein" used to "enerate tons o! cash !lo#,(2R Bhat #as one o! the "reat businessmen like 7mbanis #ho can turn dust into "old(/e #ere asked to relocate on class room and the o en "round sta"e #as used by the !ilms stars((%he only actress #orth mentionin" #as actress &i$aran1ani *blued eyed actress, #ith mo$ies like =aathirukka ?eramillai #ith karthik Q in kamalAs =alai"nan as :i$yaAs &ister *!reaky hair style,(%he scene #as one #ith she is a colle"e "al and there enters a snake in the class room and e$eryone anics((3 think the #hole day #as s ent #ith only this settin"((3 think the !ilm #as names &;?38R JE?38R and it ne$er "ot released((?ot much !ilms later &H8% in Balalok((7!ter ad$ent o! satellite channels Canitha Bhat became a criti)ue o! the %amil >inemas((e$ery monday she used to say abt #orthless ro"rams like su erhit mu)abla and our Bhat used to dislike the mo$ie culture and its im act o! students dressin" like that in school((3n late @0As all the !ilm based dance and son"s "ot banned in balallok

Padmanabhan R - Jun 2@, 2006 2adness !or &%72P >ollection + + + Hi "uys,i remember this durin" F@@9-@I !rom 6th to 'th std #hen there #as a $ery $ery hu"e madness in the classes durin" the breaks and lunchtime and ost school time !or the stam collection(3t all started #hen the students #ere re)uested to re ort their hobbies to the class teacher(/hat started then as a hobby then became a bi" time e$ent !or the #hole class es the "uys(%here #ere hu"e exhibition durin" lunch breaks and around 90 l used to see the rare stam s(&ometime durin" P % eriod some retended to be in1ured to loot these stam s(8ne "uy e$en hid the stu!! in the socks(there #ere real !i"hts #hich took lace to "et back the stam s(%here #ere others #ho used to manu!acture !ake stam s o! di!!ernt siBes((&ome more became sort o! brokers #ho used to deal #ith the stam s and exchan"e them across the other sections((&oon it became sort o! mania and !inally it ended #ith an 8!!icial ban on brin"in" the hobbies to school,real !un and real craBe those days

Padmanabhan R - Jul H, 2006 //. 2ania Hi makkal,this #as a real mania in @9-@I((that time PR32; & orts #as ha$in" these #restlin" matches on %C and e$eryone in balalok *i mean the "uys, #ere tuned to it((#e had a card "ame $ersion #hich became so o ular that l used to collect these //. >ards and layed a bettin" "ame #ith these cards and then #hoe$er #ith most cards #in((this #as layed inbet#een class breaks,inter$als,!ree time,lunch, ost classes etc(the "ame #as so o olar that some teacher com lained to rinci al $anitha bhat((then one !ine day Canitha bhat came to the class and #anted to kno# the intricasises o! the "ame((#e actually sa# her layin" the "ame and then she !inally remarked 53:HE %H7? 472;;77P5 and then #ent a#ay an"rily((%he same day a ban on these //. cards #ere anounced and a strict #arnin" #ere issued to students #ho #ere ha$in" these cards((

Padmanabhan R - Jul 7, 2006 F000 times im osition %his ha ened in F@@I and it #as the most un!or"ettable incident in terms o! the a!!ected eo le(2ysel! #as in 'th that time((mornin" assembly some one #as "i$in" some s eech,un!ortunately $anitha bhat asked a !e# )uestions relatin" to that*thats #ht i think ha ened, but no one could ans#er(she became $ery !urious and then she told all students 6th to F2th submit an im osition F000 times next day statin" that 5#ill be attentit$e and listen5((it #as abt 6-7 lines a $ery lon" one #ith "ood en"lish $ocabulary((%he #hole school #as cau"ht in this mess(2oreo$er #e #ere "i$en 2H hrs to submit((/e be"an #ritin" durin" luch breaks barely crossed F00 by a!ternoon inter$al,sudeenly #e "ot extension till the next monday as many teachers com lained students #ere #ritin" this in class(so the #hole #eekend #as s oilt((i bou"ht abt 20 M H rou"h sheerts and dre# the mar"ins and be"an #ritin" in this((&ome intelli"ent "uy had a brilliant idea to #rite and take carbon co y in a "ood #ay((someho# i mana"eed by sunday nite abt FF m((the entire chennai kne# this and my !rends arents all be"an en)uirin" #hat #as the matter((i had a tou"h time con$incin" my arents that it #as a !or e$eryone((!inally i submitted abt hal! a kilo o! im osition a ers neatly tied on monday(/e all had broken hands and ain!ul !in"ers and exhausted the entire $iru"ambakkams stationery su lies(the oe le #ho didnt submit #ere asked to buy a notebook and #rite it F2IM' times the #hole #eek a!ter school((i #onder ho# much trees #ere lost due to our im osition and #hat did the school do #ith these a ers(

%& R7"hunath - Jul @, 2006 >au"ht by Canitha = Bhatt 3t #as in @H #hen #e "uys use to come to school as early as 7 90 to lay a "ame o! chain cut in the schooll "round((( there #as one air o! my classmates chasin" a "uy and thhtt !ello# idont rem his name dashed on Canitha = bhatt #ho #as headin" H 8!!ice room((( thths all((((( immed her !ace turned Red like sho#n in "ra hics mo$ie((( thtt "uy #ud be rob 90 =" #as icked u by the collar and all o! us #ere cau"ht(((( made to stand in!ront ro# durin" the assembly((( a!ter the assembly e$eryone #as beaten and sent to class((( a!ter thtt i made it a oint to come to school only \ ' FI((((( !unny days++++++++

Cikram &hi$akumar - Jul F0, 2006 -ocked in P% Room /hen 3 #as in Ith standard, i "uess, me and a !e# other eo le #ere cau"ht by P% mam *3 think her name is Esha( :ont rally remember,!or not #earin" the can$as shoes( 3t #as the last class( &he took us to the P% room and locked us there and told that #e #ould stay there the #hole ni"ht( %hat #as a $ery eerie lace, es ecially beneath the stairs #here they used to kee the balls n other such stu!!(

-ater she let us "o in some hal! an hours time( But 3 had to miss my school $an and #ent home #alkin"(

Cikram &hi$akumar - Jul F0, 2006 /as the mo$ie e$er releasedP Padhu, 3 think it #as a school scene and not a colle"e scene( 3 do remember the rush around &i$aran1ani !or "ettin" aut"ra hs durin" the lunch breaks and inter$als( 7ny#ays, #as the mo$ie e$er releasedP!ter checkin" and #e beacme used to this(( Cikram &hi$akumar - Jul F0, 2006 .ancy !ete :8 you eo le remember .ancy !ete #hich #e used to ha$e e$ery yearP %he ra!!les, the stalls and most im ortantly a dayAs lea$e(

Padmanabhan R - Jul F0, 2006 \ si$aran1ani mo$ie(( 3 really dont remember the mo$ie #as a colle"e or a school scene((but the name #as 5senior 1unior5 and it ne$er "ot released(3 "ot a $anta"e oint ie((behind the P% room and the Ith std class and #e could see the shootin" scenes "oin"((3 think it #as !or F day only and they robably "ot too much o! !an !ollo#in" +

Padmanabhan R - Jul F0, 2006 locked in P% Room hey i remeber the lady P% %eacher ((#as the last o! the nice l in P% %eacher cate"ory((3 dont remeber the name #as E&H7 or -7%H7 or -7-3%H7((but she had some inno$ati$e "ames like le" cricket and hand cricket and indoor "ames durin" the rainy days o! rimary((in F@@2 durin" #orld cu in australia #e had so many bets #ith she bein" the mediator((i think i bet on south a!rica to #in alon" #ith !e# "uys((that day our bet #as rs F++++lol

&ync (((((((( - Jul 2', 2006 many more #here are the

bones o! biriyani !rom the #ell

F000 times im ositions

innumerable ublic con!essions

letters in blood

classes abandonded !or F #eek to in$esti"ate broken #indo# ane

i #ill "et back #ith more

Padmanabhan R - 7u" F@, 2006 PEB-3> >on!essions(( 3 do remember the PEB-3> >on!esssions \ Balalok((3t #as a horrible torrid time !or the erson #ho #as cau"ht(But the same #ill be a "reat boon !or others as the !irst and second eriods #ill be cut((;s ecially i! the !irst ha ens to be some $ery strict teacher((it is a "reat e$ent((

3 #as cau"ht in F0th std !or some bad hand#ritin"((2y hand#rtin" is $ery "ood((but that time i "ot into some real !unny attitude((it #as some 4= ;xam coducted by some other school((#e "uys had a com etiton to #rite the most !unniest ans#er++(so e$ery )uestion #e used to #rite and say this in classs so someone else should #rite e$en a better one((

*e", /hich school did bharathiyaar study P 2y ans#er #as BR343:As =7?27?3 &>H88- i(e one o osite to Balalok+lol+

&omeho# 3 #ent on #ritin" this !inally,3 heard someone #as "oin" to re$ie# the a ers be!ore sendin" to other school ((3 had a "reat nuclear bomb dro ed on my head(( then 3 had to erase these !unny ans#ers and my a er became a mess((

?ext day corres ondent asked to "i$e a con!ession that 3 #ill ensure hand#ritin" is ro er hence!orth((3 ste ed on the dias and #ished him a "ood mornin"((He said 3% 3& 7 B7: 28R?3?4 .8R Y8E((then someho# 3 "ot some coura"e to tell my name and my !athers name and the mistake 3 Ha$e done((.inally 3 #ent back((3t #as a real ni"htmare as u dont kno# #hen the moods chan"e((3 think 3 esca ed this li"htly((there #ere many more #ho #ere dealt seriously((

7shok %han"amani ?adar - 7u" 2I, 2006 3 remember in A@6-@7 3 #as nominated !or 7&P-( But then "ot shot do#n by the o#ers-that-be because 5an 7&P- must be an exam le !or students to emulate5 J*

7kilan %hya"ara1an - &e 2, 2006 :o you "uys remember the =alki bha"a$an e$ents( 3t started durin" our FFth class in F@@2( /e had been to &omaman"alam to attend the s irutual course( %hen they started the dhyana mandhir( /e #ere asked to meditate and attain clarity( Peo le started mediatatin" and came out #ith conce ts o! their ast li!e( 8ne o! our "uys, be!ore the chemistry exam *G33 ublic,, meditated and redicted the )uestion a er *#hich ne$er came++,(

?&P is the #orst teacher 3 had e$er studied under( He had cylindrical !in"ers and he used to hit us almost daily, as #e #ere not in his tutions( &uresh kumar #as a "entle man( But he also #ent and com lained to rinci al sayin" that #e #ere "oin outside !or tutions, !inally 3 1oined his tution( 3 #ent !or F month or so, a!ter #hich e$erythin" #as alri"ht( %hen i sto ed "oin" !or his tution(

>ricket #as !irst in the hate list o! 2r( Bhat( 8ur team *all !rom our class, #ere cau"ht layin" cricket in the nearby area and #ere beaten by 2r( Bhat(

Bha1ans durin" !ridays #ere my !a$ourite, #e re)uested !or more son"s so that #e can bunk the !irst hour(

2r( Bhat #as !ree to talk anythn" that he #ants in the assembly( 3 still remember the abbre$iation o! %32; - %otally 3n$ol$in" 2any ;$ents(

3t #as thrill durin" assembly #hen they started the ractice o! callin" out the roll number o! the erson !or one class to come u to the sta"e and ans#er a !e# )uestion !rom last dayAs lessons(

%he most un!or"ettable incident !or me ha ened #hen i #as in the !irst std( 7nd i #as really lucky enou"h to esca e(((( %he )uarterly exam re ort card #as "i$en to us to "et it si"ned by our arents( 2y :ad #as not in station and i !or"ot to "et it si"ned by 2om and #hat ha ened #as that 3 si"ned my !ather s name in my re ort card as #ell as those o! my bros*i #as a res onsible bi" brother,(((( 3t #as near er!ect exce t that it #as si"ned usin a encil( and thanks to that ms thibble #ho #as our class teacher then !ound out and took me to $iola 1a"annathan #ho actually had a so!t corner !or me but cudnt hel but to re!er the case to Bhatt and i #as all tears /hen i #as taken to the o!!ice(((( Bhatt sa# me cryin" and asked me #at i did(((( i innocently said i didnt do anythin"(((( he asked CJ and she told him #hat ha ened(((( but thanks to his "ood mood and o! course my tear "lands i had a "rand esca e(((( %hey called u my dad and #hat !ollo#ed #as on ex ected lines(((( i #as "i$en a #arnin" and let o!!((((

Padmanabhan R - &e I, 2006 sR3:7Ran &irs - >omm;rBe kl7&& %his is another !unny incidents 3? our commerce class o! F2th((sridaran sir #as class teacher(he ne$er liked us kee in" combs in ant ockets((he al#ays !elt that school "oin" "uys should ha$e only F(2I cms o! hair((he took an inch ta e or scale to measure it,he #ill luck hair !rom ur head like a !lo#er !rom a lant((and then do an analysis like a scientist on the dimensions o! a sin"le strand o! hair(almost 20 mins in a class e$ery #eek #ill "o in this ty e o! acti$ity((then he #ill take the combs and dis lay it on to o! the black board and kee the same like an exhibition !or F #eek((some more interestin" incidents #hich #ill be u dated in shortly

%he Callabhai Patel Cote %his is !unny incident( %here #as some kind o! com etetion to celebrate the I0 yrs o! 3ndian 3nde endence and #e #ere asked to #rite an essay about national heroes one o! my bench mates * G , #ho has a shabby hand#ritin" #as not intrested in roceedin", so he decided to #rite his o#n story(((( he started somethin" like this Patel is Patel #ho has no tail and he added !e# son"s i! iam not #ron" it #as 3ndian .ilim son"s( &ome ho# this essay that he had submitted #ent into the hands o! 2rs( Ja"anathan !rom there it #ent strai"ht to rincy and then Bhat sir( 7!ter a bi" drama it #as decided that there #ould be ublic $otin" in the assembely and i! he #as $oted to stay back he can continue o0# he should take %> immly( %he next our class mates decided to raise our hands, #hen the time came he asked us to raise hands 3 raised my hands and turned back to see i! anyone had done the same, ?8 8?; dared to do it( 7!ter !e# minutes l started raisin" one by one((((( at the end there #as "ood number o! hands raised((( 3 dont remember ho# it ended( 3 "uess he had to brin" his arents and then the Esual hun"ama (((

&hyam = - 2ar FF, 2007 yercaud incident that teacherAs name #as =umar (he #as our (t( master #ho #as shouted u ion n subse)uently

thro#n out by the "r' sycho Bhat e$entually a$in" #ay !or Paneersel$am

Ci"nesh+ kn#n is a dro (( unkno#n is an ocean - 2ar FF, 2007 tons Q tons o! interestin"s+++ i ha$e many many s#eet Q interestin" thin"s in balalok(((

!irst o! all - all the !i"hts that #ent on b0# F27 Q F2B *200F assouts,, ho e 200F assouts #ill surely remember e$erythin"(((

Q all the 1okes said by mr( bhatt, his ranic healin" class((( many many incedents inside F2B #hich cant really be shared o enly here(((

anand \<M]N^ - 2ar F2, 2007 .8R4;RY tis incident ll b 1st as same as admanab s story,but a sli"ht t#ist( #hen i #as studyin" Fst std i "ot $ery lo# marks in my term so i "ot scared o! my !ather,so i brou"ht t a ers #ith me and on t #ay bck home i took out a encil Q si"ned my dad s si"n(( i did this #hile i #as "oin" bck home,#en one o! my class mateAs arent sa# me doin tat(( Q #en she asked y( i said tat my dad s out o! station,tats y(( she came to my house Q as u said otukuduthu!ied to my dad(( i "ot s anked by my dad((( %he "reat rath an alias ratha!un hey "uys,must be rememberin" this "uy,he #as our biolo"y teacher !rom @H-@7,he #as someone #ho 1us cant say the letter 5 5 as 5 5 it #as al#ays 5!a5 !or him((((there #as one $ery interestin" incident o! him in the class,he #as as usual sla in one o! my class mates n that "uy had cold(((so one sla hit him belo# the nose n all the hle"m landed on his 5 rath!un5 sirAs hands(((((,n the best thin" abt him #as his so called 5)uestion bank5 the !irst three )uestions #ere there on the )uestion a er((((n most im ortantly he had the talent o! !inishin" o!! 9-H lessons in one classs((((someone used to stand u n read n the lesson is o$er ((( Ahats o!! to the man !rom 5theni5 \1erina((

i think #e already had a similar kinda thread smetime bac((((ithellaam check anna maateyaaa((((

memories(((((thr r too many to !it into dis small s ace((#at say anto n hari(((the #orst is me "ettin cau"ht n caned *more than once, !or smethin i didnt do(((but !elt really better #hn hari n senthamiBh 1oind da canin(((a !riend in need is a !riend in deed(((thanx "uyB((( as i "o do#n memory lane((((( - me, rakesh n $i1ay "ettin cau"ht !or oruku!yin marbles((( - our !irst dance - me, $i1ay, arasmal, ra$een((( - an e isode tht i cant disclose here #hich in$ol$ed me n hari((((\hari, nee anna tha adi $an"anum(((( - another #hich a"ain in$ol$ed me, hari n ran1ith((((\hari, unna e uku nee thaan

idiyellaam kaa athunom(((

- me accidently okin ra1aramAs ears((((he s)ualled so badly tht i nearly !ainted(( - tri to ooty n kodai((( - n o!!course those career "uidance, &&Y nd all those craBy sessions #e had((

idi e$ula$o irruku(((

_akesh 2enon - 7u" 2@, 2007 4nabakam $arudae(((4nabakam $arudae((( Hi all(((

7t least some o! you must be rememberin" me(((( Pls !or"i$e i! my memories are not accurate(((( 3 ha$e -8?4-%;R2 2;28RY -8&&(((( (((( and also i! this has become more o! a lon" story((((

one rime incident \ Balalok is the 5Radium5 business(((

3 think some one in some other class had started the radium trade small-time(((( 3 and Ra1aram made it bi"-time(((( %hen someone else in our class * 3 am not sure #ho , too 1oined our trade((((

Possibly a!ter 2arie >urie, #e #ere the eo le #ho became !amous *or 3?.728E&, because o!

radium((((

%hen Princi inter$ened and ended the entire business ended #ith !e# B-8/s (((( 3! some one had measured the o#er o! the blo# #hich rinci had "i$en us, i am sure #e mi"ht not be able to measure it e$en in Richter scale(((

3 !elt that 3 and Ra1aram kind-o! deser$ed it !or our stu idityLbut 3 still admire the timin" o! the third "uy bKcos he had 1oined us only the re$ious day or soL

Ouerido 7mi"o - 7u" 2@, 2007 aah radium "uy((($aranam $aranam(((( the third "uy is none othr thaan our C3J7Y((((naanum indha businessla irrundhen(((but only !or a lil #hile((((this shud b da only incident #hr i esca ed mrs(bhattAs cane(((( yea (((i think i "ot con!used #ith the radium e isode(((((1ust sho#s the di!! businesses tht #ere !lorishin in those days(((((lol(( anothr one o! ma memoirs((( - i "ettin cau"ht loiterin on the terrace o! ma house a!ter bunkin skool(((am sure all o! G B #ud be remember tht(((damn, all thB to anto(((

_akesh 2enon - 7u" 90, 2007 a small one one more((((this is F2th memory(((3 #as cau"ht by ?&B sir !or ski in" his tuition class and #ritin" 2aths im osition((((Peo le yards a#ay #ould ha$e heard the sound o! his blo# on my back((((3t #as then 3 realiBed that there is some kind o! !atal attraction bet#een ?&B sir hand and my back(((

Jerina Jaha!!ar - 7u" 9F, 2007 4osh rakesh+ ho# are yaP Remember meP 8nly "oes to sho# that the kutti elis are the ones u to a lot o! mischie!( %hou"h 3 #onder #hat bi" brats like hari, anto and bob #ere doin" in all that( oh yeah bein" bratty+ ?oticed one thin" thou"h, none o! the "irls ha$e res onded( /onder #hyP Hmmm somethin !ishy 3 say(

\Bob,

/hat the hell do you do #ith marblesPPP

Jerina Jaha!!ar - 7u" 9F, 2007 \Hari - 7hemm #hats the ur ose o! ostin" a 7th std icP 2alarum ninai$u"alP `,

Ci1ay $ - 7u" 9F, 2007 \ Jerina,

%o ans#er ur )uestn osted 2 Bobby(((((on marbls

/hen #e #r in 9rd, there used to be a marble !actory close by *thts #hr dol hin !lats stands ri"ht no#, and i stayd there yeeeeeaaaars later, #en i #as in F0th or so,(

actly a AtilesA !actory((((#e named it marble((((cas, the tiles 2 us resmbld a marbl( th"ht it #as e)ly ex ns$( so #e #ere on a treasure hunt( anto, bobby n me collctin as much as #e could soon a!ter the school bell rin"s( nt sure h# the ne#s reachd rinc l(((but #e #ere cau"ht( i distnctly remembr bobby n anto "ettin cau"ht n beaten u (((but thnx 2 them they made sure i also bore the brunt(

actly i th"ht #e #ld be arrested, cas those #ere marbles ri"ht P++++ n $ery ex ns$(

Bha$ana 2ohan - 7u" 9F, 2007 4irls BasketBall %eam 3t #as in 'th i think a "irls basket ball team #as set u by 2ohan sir #hich included me, kamala, anitakumar, su riya, etc((i ho e i$e listed correctly( ra1ani abraham #as also there i think((#e had these ractice sessions at 7 inthe mornin"((all those #arm u exercises etc((that year #e #ent !or the school cham ionshi s(( but lost $ery badly((ta!ter hat next year i "uess all the s irits #ent do#n(( but that year #e layed a"ainst our lady teachers !or s orts day and #e sure #on(( i think $asantha mam, milli mam,anuradha mama, sa$itha mam, etc layed((some one !rom our side smashed $asantha mam i "uess #ith all the $en"ence !rom re$ious dayAs hysics class(((

i al#ays #aited !or our annual days and s orts days((

dunno #hat ha

ened to the team a!ter i le!t(((((((

Bha$ana 2ohan - 7u" 9F, 2007 %hose radium i think #as there e$en #hen i #as at school(( i remmeber stickin" some in my notebooks too((

u to Ith standard some o! us "irls had the hobby o! collectin" 1i"inas((as it #as called then((( !rom the "round((%he P% sessions #ill unearth some 1i"ina in the sand and #e #ould take it(( e$en in the a!ternoons #e used to search the "round !or them((i think kamala and ra1ani #ould remmebr that((

Jerina Jaha!!ar - 7u" 9F, 2007 \ $i1ay,

7 !riend in need indeed+ 8h "od you "uys sure #ere )uite enter risin"( Hats o! to you++ Caththi $acchadukku, andha rendu eraiyum oru nalla cane $echu adikanam+

Jerina Jaha!!ar - 7u" 9F, 2007 \ Bha$ana,

Ho# on earth do you take 1i"na out o! sandP sie$e itP

Ouerido 7mi"o - 7u" 9F, 2007 \1erina(( duh((caneAaala adi $aan"i $aan"i marathu ochu((((so use illa((((( nd about the marble(((i thot i can collect them n build a ta1 mahal !or ma #i!e((((*9rd la irrundhu collect anna thaan i can mana"e enu! marbles u see,(((yenna kel$i idhu((((#at #ud a 9rd std boy do #it those marbles((( n #hile the elis #ere u to mischie!B the brats #ere busy 5studyin5((yea namba kastham thaan((

\$i1ay(( actually y did #e collect those marbles buddy(((marandhu ochu(((but i remba tha u machi((((kouthutiye da((( \bha$ana(( #hen did this students $s teachers match take lace(((i really cant remembr((( _akesh 2enon - &e F, 2007 \Bobby, #e made some ro!itP((((thatAs #ould ha$e been correct i! rinci had not seiBed our stock and money, #hen she closed do#n the business((( idi ublicaa ottu kuduthadhu

i still dont kno# #hy she #anted the 5radium5 stickers((( robably !or usin" it as Bindi((((((

Ouerido 7mi"o - &e F, 2007 \rakesh(( did she seiBe the money too(((thtB bad buddy(((a!ter al the hard #ork u had ut in(((lol((

anothr thin" tht comes to mind is the !ancy-!ateAB #e use to h$(((es ( the one #e had durin our FFth(((#hn #e had set u a 5horror room5(((nd #atta success it #as((( me, anto *sound man,, hari, sara, kamal *the dracula,, sethu *dead manF,, ra$een *dead man2,, dee ak , mohan kumar(((((((me n hari had a "reat time ullin e$eryoneAs le" *and i mean literally ullin"(((,((the best art #as the 5horror room5 "enerated the most in terms o! money amon" all the othr stalls(((

_akesh 2enon - &e F, 2007 Hah+ 3 remember !ancy !ete((( 3 and =umerasan i think had hosted a 5sha$in" a balloon5 stall((( Ci1ay and Ra1aram should be rememberin" our stall too(((

7nd there #as a 5lucky di 5 stall and 3 had mana"ed to take out some F2 "eometry box(((lucky, ehP

Jerina Jaha!!ar - &e F, 2007 \ Bobby Q Rakesh,

7ha no# thats somethin 3 remember too( .ancy !ete( &o the dracula #as kamal huh( %hat #as the only thin" that scared me 3 think in that room( 3 also remember that since 3 had my braces at that time, the name AdraculaA stuck *courtesy karthik *F2c, i think, to me( &till it #as !un( 3 #as o! course no sur rises, mannin" the !ood stall at the !ete( 7hem(( nothin really #ent into the stomach thou"h( /as so bone tired by the end o! the day, doin" nothin but ha$in" !un( %ou"h #ork you kno#( ;$en our stall didnt do bad(

Ouerido 7mi"o - &e F, 2007 tht shud be karthik !rom F27((( dai bika(((nee e oda a$alkindha eru $eche((((sollaa$e illaa((((++++

Ouerido 7mi"o - &e F, 2007 \Rakesh, Jerina, Bha$ana Q Ci1ay(( o! the I' l in our community only #e h$ memories o! Balalok or #at(((

yenna koduma sir ithu(((

abhirami subbiah - &e F, 2007 hey "uys(((((ho# can xii c students !or"et sridharan sir(((((((((((((((((#e used to ha$e lots and lots o! !un durin" his class(((((a oram suresh sir(((((((((i ha$e al#ays been his !a$ourite student(((((((!or canin"((((maths a$alo nalla $arum((((((((((((a oram $asantha mam((((((((en rettai 1adai((((((((e odhum a$an"a kailla(((((((((((i ho e G 7 students #ill remeber this $ery #ell(((((((((((((((((((( \1erina(( oooh lBBB remba u"aBhadha ma((yennalaana chinna hel ((a idi eduthukita odhum(((#ell since F0th #as like F9-FH yrs a"o itB kinda di!!icult to remember minute details((remembrin the lay is in itsel! a bi" thin" rite(((( n about ur maths mark(((nee thaane ublicaa un marka sonne((((u shud h$ kno#n tht l r #aitin !or chances like these(((n the india- aki e)uation #as about me(((2a2bH nu dhaan naa e o$ume sonnen((our class to ers *ni"ama, s#athi, bharani n co(, said the same too(((they "ot into maths but mr( bhat "$ me ure science((its sad i kno#((((yenna anrathu((( _akesh 2enon - &e 7, 2007 \bha$ana, true(((;>7 #as "ood(((it #as kind o! 5out-o!-the-box5 conce t or i should call it 5out-o!-the-class5

conce t(((u r ri"ht+ i used to en$y u eo le(((at that time, i #as not a#are ho# much #ork is ha on the backsta"e until i took art in that drama((((

enin"

i ha$e some !aint memory o! this dance u #ere tellin"(((but in F2th, many o! us used to dance in the class itsel! *out o! ain ob$iously, #hen 2eena mam used to t#ist our !in"ers(((and u can "uess that i #as one o! her !a$orite((

\bobby, am takin" a small di$ersion(((!or the sake o! your throat(((

Bha$ana 2ohan - &e 7, 2007 \bobby athukondalle andu aaro aranBhathu(( muttathe mullakku manam illannuuu((

Bha$ana 2ohan - &e 7, 2007 ;xcursions there #ere only 9 destinations as !ar as i can remember(((2ahabali uram, 2arina Beach and %hiru$allu$ar kottai((3 think #e #ent to a Bird &anctuary once((at Cedanthan"al((%hou"h #e #ent to same laces i sort o! liked those excursions(( and i remmebr someone !ell o!! !rom the $an in one o! the excursions(( that #as the last one i #ent !rom Balalok(( i think it #as 2eenakshi((By "ods "race , she had only a !e# bruises((

Jerina Jaha!!ar - &e 7, 2007 \ Bobby,

3t is you bobby(( :idnt you kn# thatP You make eo le to "an" u to butcher you( 7nd dont be usin" all sorta bandha #ords as 5re!ined $ersion o! yo"a5( 3 ha$e !riends #ho !ollo# yo"a seriously #ho mi"ht not bother catchin" a !li"ht and clobberin" you !or sayin" that( 7ctually 3 belie$e !ro the kind o! diets 3 ad$ice eo le, they need to exercise re"ularly - #orkouts, aerobics, #alks etc(

\Rakesh,

%hanks !or takin" a di$ersion

3 didnt e$en "o to the one excursion or"anised in F2th( 2e and my stu idity( 3 #anted to be a ahem((((er((( "ood "irl and sho# dad that 3Ad stay back and study !or ha$in" !lunked in maths( J* ?e$er a"ain(((

Ouerido 7mi"o - &e ', 2007 Bha$ana Q Jerina enna roundu ketti adika ilaan aneerkradhaala me dro !ete5 memoirs(( in this 5&&Y5 nd 5!ancy

\sethu(( since u been com lainin tht #e only talk about our rimary skool days dis oneAB !or u buddy((ma$ane i o kooda nee $aaye thurakulenu $echiko((((QM^M^Q^M*Q,

am sure one can ne$er !or"et the excursions #e had to ooty, kodai n mysore(((*me, s#athi, nirmal n "anesh had the luck o! takin art in an educational tri to ooty((((but thtB a di!!erent story(((enna nirmal((,i remembr anto, ashok, mysel! n !e# othr "uyB "oin arnd aintin" e$eryoneAs !ace #ith toothaste #hile they #ere !ast aslee ((((u shud h$ seen their ex ressions #hn they #oke u the next day nd #ashed their !aces(((a !e# #ere shocked to see !roth comin outta their !aces(((lol(((

\1erina((( #at did u "ain stayin bac n studyin maths huh((((othr than !lunkin a"ain((((kada$ule((u n ur stu idity(((

Jerina Jaha!!ar - &e F2, 2007 \ Bob,

3 missed that tri bi" time man( ?o# 3 make it a oint to "o to all $acations( &ee Balalok has its bene!its( 3ts done a lot to my character actually(

%his memory thin" should be restricted to those days #hen all o! us ha$e been there( /e #ould lo$e to be art o! the memories too( :o you remember anythin #ith me in it BobP

Ouerido 7mi"o - &e F9, 2007 ooh yes i do((((( - i remember u "aBin" outta the #indo# one day durin our biolo"y class and "ettin cau"ht n beaten to ul by kannadasan sir(((((

- and a"ain beaten to lu by suresh kumar sir !or snorin" loudly durin ur maths class((((

ithu othuma(((innum $enuma(((((((actually i remember en"lish, !rench n othr classes too((((

ooh and i also remember ur braces((

\others(( "uyBB(((y is no one interactin" here((((((sto bein silent readers((((

Bha$ana 2ohan - &e F9, 2007 /as suresh sir so strict((PP

Ouerido 7mi"o - &e F9, 2007 \bha$ana((((( illa$e illa(((he al#ays used to sho# his lo$e usin his scale((a$ula$uthaan(((( ask anto n hari(((they sure #ill $ouch !or me((((i remember anto once bein" chased all o$er the class by suresh sir(((or #as it ?&P((not too sure(((but smeone did chase him(((((me amon" the lucky ones #ho didnt "et to !eel his lu$ n a!!ection thanx to takin u ure science(((

Jerina Jaha!!ar - &e F9, 2007 \ Bobby,

3 kno# you are "oin" senile but this is 1us too much(((%ch tch you "ot to "et yoursel! treated( &uresh sir #as the s#eetest actually( 7ctually 3 #ont !or"et his kind eyes and smile( Esed to !eel almost like shri$ellin" u in embarrasment #hen he used to ask me to remember some $ery er(((di!!icult !ormula( 3

really tried his atience a lot( But dont really remember "ettin" beaten( ?&P sir yes(( but not &uresh sir( =annadasan(((that \<<<NN

Bha$ana 2ohan - &e F9, 2007 da bobby(( there i think 1erina is ri"ht((( 3 kno# suresh sir more than u ((( inne ninne aarada thallathathu((athalle kaiyiliri u((enikku thanne ethra ra$ishama kai tharichittollathu((((He #as too dedicated to maths(as !ar as i kno#(((He sure used to "et an"ry i! #e didnot take maths seriously((i still remmebr the #ay he looked #hen i told him i #as takin" second "rou !or rede"ree((("uess he #as ha y coB i took additional maths too((

_akesh 2enon - &e F9, 2007 \bha$ana,\Jerina ;$en i too remember &uresh sir bein" $ery strict((((

i! i remember ri"ht, he had t#o kind o! treatments to make eo le 5serious5 about his sub1ect((( one #as his 5scale treatment5(((es ecially steel scale other #as the 5im osition treatment5(((5learnin" by ractice5((ehP

8b$iously, 3 used to "et both(((

Bha$ana 2ohan - &e FH, 2007 \ ?isha(( &uresh sir is no# in chennai(but not in Balalok((-ast time i sa# him #as at my marria"e((But i call him u once in a #hile((ill "i$e u his number i! u #ant((i $e not talked to him a!ter i came here((

Jerina Jaha!!ar - &e FH, 2007 \ all,

Rakesh nee aa bobbyinde koode chootiyathonda ninaku nallonam kittiyathu( /e someho# esca ed( 8ne thin" !or sure, 3 de$elo ed a thick skin in Balalok - a$ala$u adi $an"iyum sirichinde irraka $endi $anthathu( 3t hel s me a lot in #ork these days(((J,

Ouerido 7mi"o - &e FI, 2007 \sethu(( too late machi(((u shud h$ thot about this F0 yrs back(((lol

\1erina(( u esca ed coB u r a "url(((ilaati unakku andha scale treatment kidachirukum(((ask the "uyB(((rakesh ende kooda koodiyettu nanaayeteyollu(((#at say rakesh((

\nisha mr(bhatt #ud be "lad to hear that(((but loud readin bein" the best thin" to ha li!e(((err((kon1am o$er thaane((( en in ur

\bha$ana ublicaa maanatha $aan"a daadhu((((ethaachum sollanamna chat la $andhu sollu((((

_akesh 2enon - &e FI, 2007 \Jerina, ?an anina okkirithanathekae, enaka adi $an"a time illam irrundude(((ithalae bobby kooda senthathala $era $an"anamaaP

\Bobby, /hat u say is ri"ht(((all our teachers "a$e some concession !or "irls #hen it comes to unishment(((e$en some "irls #ere "enerous enou"h to ro$ide their steel scale to the teachers((( (((( athukondu entha, "han nannayi illaeP

bt#, one small su""estions, its better #e all s eak either in tamil or en"lish((((so that e$eryone #ould be able to en1oy our con$ersations and #ould not !eel le!t out *i! at all anyone is readin" all these,((( hey, hey, 1ust a su""estion, thats all((((

Ouerido 7mi"o - &e FI, 2007

\rakesh((( yea (((*nd i ho e our thaikulams #ont 1um at us !or this comment,(((but then they had their o#n restrictions((and about our "irls hel in our teachers out by lendin them their rulers *kno#in !ully #ell it mite be returned in 2 or 9 ieces, ennatha cholrathu(((

dai neeye malayalathula esitu comment kudukiriyaa((( Poorna &udhakar - 7u" F7, 2006 $asantha some more to $asantha maAam cro#nJ 5iAll talk to you black and blue5 and 5iAll turn dea! ears5 ( ( - &e 6, 2006 &an1ee$arayar sir-&tart to #rite((((

Casantha mam-adichen nu $achiko,mudhu"erumbe therichidum(((

>hithra mam-as someone mentioned,5isnt it5 2HI times in a eriod*3 #as art o! the sur$ey, and also 53s it clear no maPP5

Judi mam-54o !ace your #ash+5

&undararaman sir-durin" the mornin" assembly rayers,5 raise lord almi"hty(((*in his #ierd accent,

3! any o! the teachers readin" this(((((er(((((no o!!ence++ Ramya 2annar Ramya 2annar - &e F9, 2006 Casantha mam orey kuttaila orrina mattain"a thane neen"a ellam PH ((( PH ((( - ?o$ 29, 2006 one o! Casantha maAamAs dialo"ue

netthi otla thericha ola ans#er annanum :r( 2adhumietha NN - 2ar F0, 2007 $asantha maAam one o! her !re)uent onesJ naan kaadhu kaadhu na nee ledhu ledhun"urey((++ one moreJ idiot o! d !irst order++ one moreJ nillaai nedu maramey++ Preethyi (( - 2ar 22, 2007 $asantha miss to the class $elli kilamai aduma solren un"a class nasama o$um s(#(a(t ( - 2ay F9, 2007 ho# can $ !or"et $asantha maAams stories about her lo##ly son in 1a an(((((not to mention a lecture on 1a anese labour(((and i !ound her bi" mole ersonally hy notic n hal! de time i #as starin at it e$en i! i #asn actually listenin++++ &hri$athsan =rishnas#amy &hri$athsan =rishnas#amy - 2ay 20, 2007 7u"ust 'th ((((Casanta miss bday 2y cherished memories reminds me o! this unch( 5 ?ee ni iyo, nada iyo, urulu$iyo, eralu$iyo, illa eran"i ta$aBhu$iyo ennaku teriyadu ana ractical bookula mattum si"n $an"idu((5 akkilesh = - 7u" 2@, 200@ %he best o! all(((( 7n"el 2iss

5 3ll di" ur eyes out+ 5 akkilesh = akkilesh = - 7u" 2@, 200@ Prathaban sir one more

5 .alla kalitidu$en Rascal5 "okula krishna "okula krishna - .eb FH, 20F0 $asantha mam

kumutta o! the !irst order, ichi udu$en ichi(( those dialo"ues are still rin"in" in the mind(( Casantha mam 3 still remember Casantha mam in the science 3 class sayin" in hi"h decibel ------PE:7-7?47 8:73=7R7 277%H3R3 E:7>HE:EC;? ha ha h "ood old days J-,,,,lol &udhir - Jai Hind + - 2ay F', 2006 Casantha mam 53 ll eel o!! your skin(((5 Padmanabhan R - Jun I, 2006 $asanthaAs contd unch 297< yettu suraka karrikku uda$aadhu(( =rishnan PaBhayanoor - Jun 6, 2006 to add to this collection((( 7yya anJ

/hat ma((( shil a "----- ((( ho# are you(((( *?ame hidden !or ri$acy sakes, &2 missJ 3! this )uestion does not sho# u on the )uestion a er, i #ill >E% 2Y ;7R&+++ - i should thank her a million !or that( #orks "reat !or last minute learners like me( 7lso,,, can ne$er !or"et 7nantha narayanan *circa F@@', commentin" on that &2 comment J 5#ill your cut include your earrin"5 ?illai nedumarame++ Janani &E:H7R&H7? Janani &E:H7R&H7? - Jul F6, 2006 rukmani mam stu id creature on earth +++ extra s ecimen on earth +++

i ll eel o! ur skin((((

n den she starts as(((( P7R7&HE 3R3=7?;((( B-7H B-7H B-7H(((*H;R &8? , <F9H 3 donAt kno# i! this )uali!ies as a con!ession,but itAs true and 3 remember e$ery instant o! this ex erience e$en today a!ter F9 years( %he year #as 2000, 3 #as in 9-B( 8nce durin" the a!ternoon inter$al, some o! us #ere standin" near the lon" 1um area( %here #as this "uy called B(&riram #ho #as runnin" by me and !ell do#n, and he blamed me !or 5 ushin"5 him( 3 #asnAt such a rominent "uy then( But he bein" su erior *3A$e no idea #hy,, e$eryone started sidin" #ith him and took me to our class teacher 4eetha &rini$asan *-akshmi narasimhanAs mom, ( %he #hole o! 9 7 and 9 B #as #atchin" *because it #as the inter$al time,( Peo le com lained about me that 3 had ushed that "uy do#n, and that #as it( 8ne %34H% &-7P on my !ace in !ront o! e$eryone there( 3 sort o! controlled my tears and cried later durin" class buryin" my head in some book(

3 didnAt tell my arents about it at all( 3 assed out in 20F0 and am doin" "ood no#, but 3 can ne$er !or"et that moment o! hel lessness #ith about I0 eo le #atchin" and "ettin" sla ed(

-ike c >omment c 2F 2arch 20F9 at 07JH7 72 c Carsha ?atara1an, 7sh#ath ?arayan and F6 others like this(

Cineetha &aikumar 2atiB Ram, nee ahP 2F 2arch 20F9 at 0'J2F 72 c F

=e$in 2iranda Yeah, %i"ht sla s !rom that teacher, its ine$itable( 3A$e "otten a cou le o! those mysel! 2F 2arch 20F9 at 0'JII 72 c F

2atiB Ram 3 .uckin" dont remember( Blamin" !or ushin" P+ #t! 2F 2arch 20F9 at 0@J0' 72

2atiB Ram &till bro ,#hoe$er it is i donAt remember a thin"( 7nd am "od darn serious bout it( &orry+ /e #ere kids and i donAt kno# #hat to ex lain( 7m sorry ( I2

%hat terror moment #hen Judith mam ask !or a stick(

7dmin J Puriyidhu macha+ /hat to doP 67I-ike c >omment =iruthi"a 2 &el$ara1, &o#mya %hirumalai ?arasimhan, &arah >andace and 6H others like this(

Pra$een =umar 4obinathan Hahahahaha esca e(((((((((en"aluku meenakshi maAam F7 2arch 20F9 at 0@JII 72

7sha 2ohan ayyo((hell nly it #as !or me+ F7 2arch 20F9 at F0J02 72

&hra$an :a dei !or me da cumin" F2th <HI 3A$e been chased by $asantha maAam all around the hysics lab #ith a ruler in her hand( 3A$e also recei$ed se$eral duster-blo#s in my head !rom her+ IFFH-ike c >omment &ai ?i$editha Ra$illa, Ra$ichandran 2ano"aran, 7ish#arya Ra1akumar and H' others like this(

=alaimathi Ren"anathan i$e been called 5ennama ara de$adai5 ((((dm0((mass ahhhh F7 2arch 20F9 at 07JH2 72 c F9

=al ana Ra1ara1an orey kuttaile $iBuntha mattain"ha((( e ic-5keeBhicha5(+++ F7 2arch 20F9 at 07JH' 72 c I

&mruthi ?arasimhan ?illai nedumarame + F7 2arch 20F9 at 07JI2 72 c I

=alaimathi Ren"anathan koomuta koomutta F7 2arch 20F9 at 07JI9 72 c F

-akshmi %hanka

an her !acial ex ressions ar more hilarious(((((++++

F7 2arch 20F9 at 0'J0' 72 c F

=iruthikaa =rishnamoorthy koomotta o! the !irst order++ F7 2arch 20F9 at 0'J9I 72 c 7

&ar$atha &undarara1an ?an kaadu kaadu ndren neexledhu ledhu ndriye F7 2arch 20F9 at 0@J06 72 c 6

&hyam &undar &adasi$am the #ay she tell that alcohoooool in nomenclature #as really !unny F7 2arch 20F9 at 0@JI0 72 c 9

7kshaya Cis#anathan 5youAll !ace the music++5 F7 2arch 20F9 at F0J29 72 c 9

Reshmi Ra1an ;thanaal methanaaal (((the #ay she said to em hasiBe that AalA((( 7nd her antics in hysics lab F' 2arch 20F9 at 0HJFI 72 c I

=iruthikaa =rishnamoorthy Reshmi F000 likeBB dude++ F' 2arch 20F9 at 0HJ2' 72 c 2

Reshmi Ra1an =iruthikaa =rishnamoorthy hahaha i still remembr her thro#in" allour ro1ects in the class(((ellarum catch udichtu irundhom J-:J-:J-: F' 2arch 20F9 at 0HJ9H 72 c 2

4urubaran =umaresan ka al ka$ilndalum kannathil kai $aikadae (((( F@ 2arch 20F9 at F0J96 P2 c F

=iruthikaa =rishnamoorthy Reshmi aama di(( some hit our !aces directly 2urali 2ohan hahaa think o! 1udi mam enterin #ith #ooden ruler &uresh Ramakrishnan - 7u" 26, 2006 Casantha madamAs dialo"ue /e used to ha$e &cience classes the eriod 1ust be!ore lunch( 8b$iously there used to be some de!aulters( %his used to be Casantha 2adamAs dialo"ueJ

5?ee lunch timela thu u$iyo muBhun"u$iyo thinnu$iyo yenakku theriyadhu *sheAs re!errin" to the lunch,(((((( adutha nimisham nee yenkitta $andhu nikkanum(((5 J-,

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